Solution Brief Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform Technical Solution Brief

Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform

Automate Multi-Cloud Kubernetes with Consistency Automated lifecycle management from Cloud to Core to Edge • Provisioning, scaling, updating, and clean up of clusters with just an API call • Immutable infrastructure simplifies upgrades of all clusters on every cloud by eliminating in-place upgrades • Decide between enforced upgrades (security fixes) and user controlled upgrades (new Kubernetes feature release) • Automatic roll out and roll back of upgrades

Containerized User Cluster Control Plane • Automatic scaling of control plane components • Superfast provisioning in seconds instead of minutes • Minimized management cost and overhead

Runs 100% conformant Kubernetes and OpenShift • Rollout of bugfix versions immediately after release only by config change • Latest Kubernetes release supported in 4-6 weeks

What is Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform? Multi-tenancy and user management • Separate cloud providers and preset environments by organizational units • Datacenter separation – decide where the data is stored Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform is used by IT teams worldwide to operate hundreds or even thousands of clus- • Multi-cluster separation lowers effort for in-cluster policy enforcement ters. Its Kubernetes in Kubernetes architecture automates deployments, Day 2 operations, policy and governance, security, management, and user experience. Combined with unparalleled density and resilience, Kuber- Cluster blueprints, presets, and add-ons for governance and policy enforcement matic Kubernetes Platform is the simplest and most effective software to manage the new era of cloud native • Central management of policy enforcement with automatic updates to all clusters IT infrastructure and accelerate the enterprise journey to automated multi-cloud operations. • Flexible policy management for individual datacenters and clusters • Customizable add-on distribution of enforced and selectable add-ons

Key Features Self Service Portal • Deliver Kubernetes-as-a-Service to end users Self-healing HA Kubernetes in Kubernetes architecture • Eliminate ticket workflows needed for cluster management • Based on Kubernetes CRDs and Operators for simplified management • SSO support for all components and clusters • “KubeOps” – operate every cluster with standard Kubernetes tooling like kubectl • Fully API driven Automated backup and recovery • Automation based on end-to-end tested stateless operator – no stateful untested scripts needed • Centralized multi-cluster and multi-cloud backup handling • Customizable backup locations Free choice of infrastructure stack • Native support of AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Alibaba Cloud, OpenStack, VMware, bare metal, and more Multi-cluster Infrastructure Logging & Monitoring • Integrate new cloud provider in days – not in months • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, Karma • Fast switching between clouds / on-prem by using one common default layer • Logging: Elastic Search, Fluentbit, Kibana

Multi-cloud abstraction layer Manage multiple OpenShift clusters with Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform • Identity Management (OAuth, OpenID Connect, Active Directory) • No need to write own on-prem automation • Centralized multi-cluster Logging, Monitoring, and Consumption Metering • Automation of provisioning and policy handling without Ansible • Abstract cloud dependencies from the cluster consumer using preset environments • Reduce license fees with a Kubernetes OpenShift Dual Stack Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform

Automated lifecycle management • Provisioning, scaling, updating, and clean up of clusters with just an API call • Immutable infrastructure simplifies upgrades of all clusters on every cloud by eliminating in-place upgrades • Decide between enforced upgrades (security fixes) and user controlled upgrades (new Kubernetes feature release) • Automatic roll out and roll back of upgrades

Containerized User Cluster Control Plane • Automatic scaling of control plane components • Superfast provisioning in seconds instead of minutes • Minimized management cost and overhead

Runs 100% conformant Kubernetes and OpenShift • Rollout of bugfix versions immediately after release only by config change • Latest Kubernetes release supported in 4-6 weeks

Multi-tenancy and user management • Separate cloud providers and preset environments by organizational units • Datacenter separation – decide where the data is stored • Multi-cluster separation lowers effort for in-cluster policy enforcement

Cluster blueprints, presets, and add-ons for governance and policy enforcement • Central management of policy enforcement with automatic updates to all clusters • Flexible policy management for individual datacenters and clusters • Customizable add-on distribution of enforced and selectable add-ons

Self Service Portal • Deliver Kubernetes-as-a-Service to end users Self-healing HA Kubernetes in Kubernetes architecture • Eliminate ticket workflows needed for cluster management • Based on Kubernetes CRDs and Operators for simplified management • SSO support for all components and clusters • “KubeOps” – operate every cluster with standard Kubernetes tooling like kubectl • Fully API driven Automated backup and recovery • Automation based on end-to-end tested stateless operator – no stateful untested scripts needed • Centralized multi-cluster and multi-cloud backup handling • Customizable backup locations Free choice of infrastructure stack • Native support of AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Alibaba Cloud, OpenStack, VMware, bare metal, and more Multi-cluster Infrastructure Logging & Monitoring • Integrate new cloud provider in days – not in months • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, Karma • Fast switching between clouds / on-prem by using one common default layer • Logging: Elastic Search, Fluentbit, Kibana

Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform Beneﬁts at a Glance

Automated operations allow teams to increase productivity and focus on customer value

Platform density minimizes total infrastructure costs

Self-healing infrastructure reduces manual intervention and downtime

Platform ensures compliance with enterprise policies, governance, and security

Accelerates self service Kubernetes platform time to market

Why Kubermatic?

Kubermatic is our supplier of choice because they understand Kubernetes to the core. Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform allows us to manage thousands of clusters with ease. The best part is that they are approachable for us, even developing the absolutely latest technology.

We choose Kubermatic as our premium partner to bring all the advantages of Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform to the edge and manage thousands of Kubernetes clusters beyond the cloud.

Sascha Haase, iNNOVO Cloud

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